Showin Color . . .

I took this pic on Tuesday of this week.  Some of my daffodils around the house are showing their color.  They still haven't opened completely.  Even the grass is showing a bit of green.  The last couple days have been in the 40's.  

I tried to clean up some flower beds Tuesday.  It was nearly 80 degrees, but very windy.  All my clippings wanted take a tour of the neighborhood via the wind.  So, I didn't spend much time on that job.  I really need to get my miniature roses uncovered, but I need a calm day.  I covered them with straw this year.  I did run the rest of the gas out of the snow blower.  I haven't looked at the lawn mower yet.  With the 1.6" of rain yesterday and overnight and when the temperatures stay in the 50's & 60's for a couple days, I will be using it.  Quite a change from last spring, when I was mowing the first part of March.  

First thing yesterday, I headed off to a neighboring town to check out a hardware store going out of business sale.  I came away with a Helly Hansen rain jacket which I will be using as a rain jacket/windbreaker.  Got 30% off, a good deal.  The closed bid auction of the golf course ends next week, and we've heard there are at least two groups that may be bidding. I expect to be back in the mower seat the first part of May and will be using that jacket.  

I stopped that the local Walmart hoping to find some smaller boxes.  Talk about luck . . . The clerk had a cart full of just the size I was hoping for!!  I came home with a good supply of that size.  Yesterday was as good of a day as Tuesday was disgusting. 

This morning I headed to another nearby town to a church sponsored garage sale.  There was nothing there for me, so I made the rounds of the thrift stores.  I found some interesting items.  One of them is a Hershey's S'mores maker.  Doesn't look like it has been out of the box.  I have never heard of such a thing.  There are a few on eBay, but they aren't exactly a 'hot' item.  I'll hafta push the Hershey's memorabilia angle.  I found a set of 4 mugs and 4 8" plates that look like billiard balls.  I bought them because they were unusual.  Haven't decided how I will list them yet.  Right now I leaning toward selling them separately.  There are only a couple listed and they are selling.  

A couple garages sales tomorrow and possibly an auction on Saturday.  

Why does today seem like a Friday???